Near threshold production of a(0)(980) mesons in pi N and NN collisions and a(0) / f(0) mixing

Jul, 2002
43 pages
Published in:
  • Phys.Atom.Nucl. 66 (2003) 152-171,
  • Yad.Fiz. 66 (2003) 155-174
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Abstract:
We consider near-threshold a0(980)a_0(980)-meson production in πN\pi N and NNNN collisions. An effective Lagrangian approach with one-pion exchange is applied to analyze different contributions to the cross section for different isospin channels. The Reggeon exchange mechanism is also evaluated for comparison. The results from πN\pi N reactions are used to calculate the contribution of the a0a_0 meson to the cross sections and invariant KKˉK \bar K mass distributions of the reactions pppnK+Kˉ0pp\to pn K^+\bar K^0 and ppppK+Kpp\to pp K^+K^-. It is found that the experimental observation of a0+a_0^+ mesons in the reaction pppnK+Kˉ0pp\to pn K^+\bar K^0 is much more promising than the observation of a00a_0^0 mesons in the reaction ppppK+Kpp\to pp K^+K^-. Effects of isospin violation in the reactions pNda0pN \to d a_0, pd3He/3Ha0pd \to \mathrm{^3He/^3H} a_0, and dd4Hea0 dd \to \mathrm{^4He} a_0, which are induced by a0(980)a_0(980)--f0(980)f_0(980) mixing, are also analyzed.
  • pi nucleon: exclusive reaction
  • nucleon nucleon: exclusive reaction
  • a0(980): hadroproduction
  • a0(980): hadronic decay
  • K: pair production
  • eta
  • effective Lagrangian
  • pi: exchange
  • Regge poles
  • background